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updated July 2nd, 2026

 

 

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«Hypermodern» Health Centre


L'Oeil de Méri infos, an information website in the North of Cameroon, headlines: "Healthcare: Magawa ...

 

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«Hypermodern» Health Centre


in the Godola canton has a new hypermodern health centre." The driving force behind this success is a class from Hottingen Highschool in Zurich. The students considered the situation of the health centre as intolerable – for good reason. More than 16,000 people lived without any healthcare to speak of. Even though the Cameroonian government had constructed a building with 15 rooms, there were no funds left for furnishings and equipment, nor for electricity and water supply, let alone sufficient medicines. It's owing to the youngsters' initiative that all these essentials are now available, and more: latrines and a furnace guarantee a general hygiene, while a motor tricycle takes the injured and sick to the health centre, which saves many lives. Also, the staff benefitted from further education. What passes a "basic" in Zurich is perceived as "hypermodern" in Cameroon. However you look at it: what counts is that the people receive help.

 

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